Registered Locality Manager

Registered Locality Manager covering Long Eaton, Nottingham, Swadlincote and Ilkeston. £40,000 per annum depending on experience. Full-time – Permanent. Interviews available outside of business hours upon request.

Real Life Options is a registered charity delivering creative, dynamic and person-centred services providing a range of individualised support to people living in shared supported living properties and individual tenancies within the Derbyshire area. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Registered Locality Manager to lead across our Long Eaton, Nottingham, Swadlincote and Ilkeston services.

This is a permanent, full-time position and an excellent opportunity for an experienced, career-driven individual to join our forward-thinking management team, to lead, develop, manage and be accountable for your team and services across the area. A full UK driving licence is required for this role.

The Role

We are looking for a competent and compassionate Locality Manager who will register with CQC and act as the registered responsible manager across our services, which include Independent Supported Living, Outreach Support and Domiciliary Care. We currently deliver around 3,600 hours per week including core support, 1:1 support, sleep over and waking night shifts.

As part of your role, you will provide positive leadership, direction and management to staff across the support services, ensuring the highest standard of care is delivered at all times. You should be prepared to work flexibly and be visible across all services, collaborating with staff to plan, schedule, review and implement individual care and support that meets high standards of quality. You will be accountable for ensuring services are compliant with ongoing oversight and progress to maintain quality assurance and compliance, while striving to exceed external regulatory and contractual requirements.

Knowledge / Experience: You will hold a CQC registration and be registered as a Registered Locality Manager with in-depth knowledge and experience in health or care settings, supporting service users with varying needs in both supported living and multi-occupancy living.

Skills: You will lead a team supporting 3 Deputy Managers and 5 Service Leads. You will have strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to manage and prioritise your own workload while supporting the team. The role requires the ability to lead and motivate a team and provide a clear sense of direction, along with effective financial and budgetary management capabilities. You should be motivated, a committed team player, and able to develop and support your team. Drive, commitment and initiative should match your enthusiasm for this role.

Essential

• S/NVQ Level 5 (in both management and care) or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years supervisory/management experience within a relevant care setting.
• A track record of working within services for people with learning disabilities, autism, challenging behaviour and complex mental health needs.
• Good knowledge of CQC Inspection Framework and statutory requirements.
• Responsible for ensuring and maintaining good governance and mandatory compliance across all services at all times.
• Financial responsibility and reporting to Head of Operations or equivalent.
• Experience of Supported Living services, Outreach Support and Domiciliary Care.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Strong leadership qualities.
• IT literate.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team and provide a clear sense of direction.
• Person-centred approach.
• To hold a full UK driving licence.

Why Join Us?

Benefits and Rewards

At Real Life Options we treat our people with the same respect, care and consideration that we show to the people we support. We offer competitive pay, a great place to work and job satisfaction, plus the following benefits:

• Accredited training to deliver a first-rate job
• Access to training bursaries
• A minimum of 33 days paid holiday a year, including bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• An employer contributory pension scheme
• A free Employee Assistance Programme (medical helpline, counselling, debt, financial and legal information)
• Life cover 2 x annual salary
• Refer a Friend Incentive £250 bonus (terms and conditions apply)

Don’t miss out – be part of something bigger. Join a team driven by values, with a mission that matters. Apply today and start making a real impact!

We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours who can help ensure workplace values are at the heart of everything we do: Respect, Honest, Responsibility, Excellence.

If you can circle 6 or more of the skills below, you could be the person we are looking for: Honest, Good Communicator, Strong Values, Flexible, Passionate, Self Motivated, Reliable, Caring, Inclusive.

Please note that initial contact with applicants will usually be by email, so please check all email folders regularly, including junk mail.

Real Life Options is an equal opportunities employer. We seek to recruit, train and promote the best person for the job and provide a discrimination- and harassment-free environment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect. If you have a disability or other need that may affect your performance in selection, we will make reasonable adjustments to our processes.